[Verse 1 - Drums in] [Bm] On a dark desert highway, [F#] cool wind in my hair [A] Warm smell of colitas, [E] rising up through the air [G] Up ahead in the distance, I [D] saw a shimmering light [Em] My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, [F#] I had to stop for the night [Bm] There she stood in the doorway; [F#] I heard the mission bell [A] And I was thinking to myself, [E] heaven or this could be hell [G] Then she lit up a candle and she [D] showed me the way [Em] There were voices down the corridor, [F#] I thought I heard them say...
[Chorus] [G] Welcome to the hotel Cali [D] fornia; [F#] lovely place, [Bm] lovely face [G] Plenty of room at the hotel Cali [D] fornia, [Em] time of year, you can [F#] find it here
[Verse 2] [Bm] Her mind is tiffany-twisted, [F#] she got the Mercedes Benz [A] She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that [E] she calls friends [G] How they dance in the courtyard, [D] sweet summer sweat. [Em] Some dance to remember, [F#] some dance to forget [Bm] So I called up the captain, [F#] please bring me my wine [A] haven t had that spirit here since [E] nineteen sixty nine [G] And still those voices are calling from [D] far away [Em] Wake you up in the middle of the night, [F#] just to hear them say
[Chorus] [G] Welcome to the hotel Cali [D] fornia; [F#] lovely place, [Bm] lovely face [G] They re living it up at the hotel Cali [D] fornia [Em] nice surprise, bring your [F#] alibis
[Verse 3] [Bm] Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#] the pink champagne on ice [A] we are all just prisoners here, [E] of our own device [G] And in the masters chambers, [D] they gathered for the feast [Em] The stab it with their steely knives, [F#] just (snare) can't (snare) kill the (snare - flamenco fill) beast [Bm] Last thing I remember, I was [F#] running for the door [A] I had to find the passage back, [E] place I was before [G] relax, said the night man, [D] programmed to receive. [Em] You can checkout any time you like, [F#] (F#stop+snare) but you can never leave! (F#F#F#)
[Another Chorus? - use snare to bring back in] [G] Welcome to the hotel Cali [D] fornia; [F#] lovely place, [Bm] lovely face [G] They re living it up at the hotel Cali [D] fornia [Em] nice surprise, bring your [F#] alibis
[Outro - Forget] Bm F# A  E G  D  Em F#
[Drums and Vocals arrangement - sub divisions are high hat hits] F F x F - x x F x - x x x x - x x x x (4 times) B B B B B B B B ----- C F F S - S B B B x x x x (8 times)
[Verse 1 - Vocals start high with same note for first 3 notes] Well, I've been watc ... hing, .... while you've been coug ... hing ......... I've been drin king life, while you've been nau seous .... so I drink to health, .... while you kill your self ..... (And)I've got just one thing that I can offer
[Chorus - Drums C+B Sb Sb Sb] Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me, yeah
[Solo] 4 bars
[Verse 2] I'm not a martyr, ... I'm not a prophet ... (And)I won't preach to you, but here's a caution ... You+bet+ter un der stand ... , (that)I won't hold your hand ... But+if+it helps you mend, then I won't stop it
[Chorus] Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me, yeah
[Bridge] Drown ... if you want, ... and ... I'll see you in the bot tom Where you'll crawl ... on my ..skin ... and put the blame on me so you+don't+feel+a+thing (hold scream for 5 bars  - drums stop and come back in)
[Chorus] Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me, yeah